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IBPS has released the IBPS SO official notification and exam dates. Institute of Banking Professionals and Selection (IBPS) exam will be conducted through 3 phases preliminary, mains, and personal interview. The exam is conducted online in selected venues across the country. Check here for the updates on exam dates released by the IBPS.
IBPS SO 2025 Important Exam Dates
IBPS SO notification 2025 was released by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection on the official website. Around 1007 vacancies will be announced along with IBPS SO notification for various posts such as Marketing Officer, IT Officer, Law Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, Agriculture Field Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari.
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IBPS SO 2025: Important Dates |
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| IBPS SO Notification 2025 | 30 June 2005 |
| IBPS SO Online Registration 2025 | 1 to 28 July 2025 |
| IBPS SO Exam Date 2024 for Prelims Exam | August 2025 |
| IBPS SO Exam Date 2024 for Mains Exam | November 2025 |
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IBPS SO Eligibility Criteria 2025
1: What does the acronym "ATM" stand for in banking?
Eligibility for the IBPS SO Exam 2025 in terms of educational qualification and age limit is available inside the table below.
| Post | Educational Qualification | Age Limit |
| Agriculture Field Officer (AFO) | Graduation in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ etc. | One’s age must not be below 20 and above all 30 years, and there will be upper age relaxation for reserved category candidates. |
| HR/Personnel Officer | Graduate with Full Time Postgraduate Degree or Full-time Diploma in HR related fields | |
| IT Officer | Engineering/Technology degree in relevant fields, Post Graduate Degree, or DOEACC ‘B’ level exam | |
| Law Officer | LLB/LLM and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council | |
| Marketing Officer | Graduate with Full-Time MBA/PGDBM/PGDM with specialization in Marketing | |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari | Post Graduation in Hindi with English as a subject or Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects |
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Points to keep in mind:
- The exam will be conducted in three phases: Preliminary, Mains and Interview Process.
- IBPS has introduced separate sectional timing for each section in the prelims exam. The IBPS SO preliminary examination has a total duration of 120 minutes and 40 minutes for each section.
- A candidate must appear for the Prelims first and the selected students after the Preliminary Exam will be eligible to give the Mains Exam.
- The score of the Preliminary Exam will not be taken into consideration for the final allotment. The final selection will be based on the Mains Exam and Interview Process.
- The Mains Examination will contain questions only from the Professional Knowledge Subjects.
Preliminary Pattern
For Law Officer & Rajbhasha Adhikari
| Section | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 minutes |
| Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| General Awareness with special focus on Banking | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 120 minutes |
For Agriculture Officer, HR, IT, Marketing
| Section | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 120 minutes |
Mains Pattern
For Law Officer, HR, Agriculture Officer, Marketing Officer, Personnel Officer, IT
| Section | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Professional Knowledge | 60 | 60 | 45 minutes |
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For Rajabhasha Adhikari
| Section | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Professional Knowledge(Objective) | 45 | 60 | 30 minutes |
| Professional Knowledge (Descriptive) | 2 | 30 minutes |
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Vacancy
Number of the vacancy for the post of Specialist Officers in 11 participating banks is not released officially by the IBPS, it is going to be made public along with the notification brochure, which is tentatively scheduled to be released in September 2025. You may check last year vacancy details from the table below.
| IBPS SO Vacancy 2025 | |
| Posts | Vacancies |
| AFO | 310 |
| HR/Personnel | 10 |
| IT | 203 |
| Law | 56 |
| Marketing | 350 |
| Rajbhasha | 78 |
| Total | 1007 |
IBPS SO Syllabus 2025
IBPS SO Preliminary Exam Syllabus
IBPS SO Preliminary Exam is the primary selection round of the IBPS SO 2025 Exam. Candidates who clear the preliminary exam are eligible to appear for the mains exam. The Preliminary Exam of IBPS SO 2025 comprises of three major sections: Reasoning, English Language and Quantitative Aptitude / General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry (For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari).
Reasoning
- Seating Arrangements
- Puzzles
- Inequalities
- Syllogism
- Input-Output
- Data Sufficiency
- Blood Relations
- Order and Ranking
- Alphanumeric Series
- Distance and Direction
- Verbal Reasoning
English Language
- Cloze Test
- Reading Comprehension
- Spotting Errors
- Sentence Improvement
- Sentence Correction
- Para Jumbles
- Fill in the Blanks Para/Sentence Completion
Quantitative Aptitude
- Number Series
- Data Interpretation
- Simplification/ Approximation
- Quadratic Equation
- Data Sufficiency
- Mensuration
- Average
- Profit and Loss Ratio
- Proportion Work,
- Time and Energy
- Time and Distance
- Probability
- Relations
- Simple and Compound Interest
- Permutation and Combination
General Awareness
- Current Affairs
- Banking Awareness
- GK Updates
- Currencies
- Important Places
- Books and Authors
- Awards
- Headquarters
- Prime Minister Schemes
- Important Days
IBPS SO Mains Exam Syllabus
| IT Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus | Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus | Marketing Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus | Law Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus |
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I) Syllabus
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| Database Management System Data Communication and Networking Operating System Software Engineering Data Structure Computer Organization and Microprocessor Object-Oriented Programming |
Basics of Crop production Horticulture Seed Science Agronomy and Irrigation Agricultural Economics Agricultural Practices Soil resources Animal Husbandry Agroforestry Ecology Government Schemes |
Basics of Marketing Management Brand Management Advertising PR Sales Retail Business Ethics Market Segmentation Market research and forecasting demand Product Life Cycle Corporate Social Responsibility Service Marketing Marketing Strategies |
Banking Regulations Compliance and Legal Aspects Relevant Law and Orders related to negotiable instruments, securities, foreign exchange Prevention of Money-laundering, Limitation Act Consumer Protection Act SARFAES Banking Ombudsman Scheme Laws and Actions with the direct link to Banking Sector Bankers Book Evidence Act DRT Act |
Human Resource Development
Business policy and strategic analysis Transnational Analysis Training and Development Recruitment and Selection Rewards and Recognition Industrial Relations Business Policy and Strategic Analysis Grievance and Conflict Management Performance Management and Appraisal |
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The minimum score required to be secured in order to qualify for the examination will be communicated by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection through the official website.
The steps to check the cut-off of IBPS SO will be available on the official website of IBPS:
- Step 1:The candidate is required to visit the official website.
- Step 2: At the top of the page, they will be needed to click on the “IBPS SO cut off” link from a list of notifications.
- Step 3: Candidates will be required to enter their login credentials.
- Step 4: The mark sheet of the candidate will then be visible on the screen, with a sectional and overall cut-off.
The cut-off list of 2020 are mentioned in the below table:
| Name of the Posts | General | OBC | SC | ST | HI | OC | VI |
| Marketing Officer | 53.3 | 51.9 | 47.35 | 38.5 | 33.7 | 39.4 | NA |
| IT Officer | 61.5 | 57.75 | 53.55 | 46.5 | 40.6 | 50.15 | 60.1 |
| Law Officer | 52.95 | 49.2 | 44.95 | 39.55 | NA | 39.65 | 36.7 |
| HR/Personnel Officer | 60.75 | 53.5 | 50.7 | 46.65 | 43.4 | NA | NA |
| Agriculture Field Officer | 41.65 | 40.9 | 34.65 | 30 | 26.5 | 27.2 | 28.95 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari | 44.15 | 45.05 | 43.35 | 34.2 | NA | 38.75 | 69.05 |
Age Limit
Minimum Age: 20yrs
Maximum Age: 30yrs
Relaxation in the upper age limit is available as per Government norms
| Category | Relaxation in Age |
| Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe | 5 years |
| OBC( Non -creamy layer) | 3 years |
| Persons With Benchmark Disability as defined under “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016” | 10 years |
| Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers(ECOs)/Short Service Commissioned Officers(SSCOs) |
5 years |
| Persons ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 1-1-80 to 31-12-89 |
5 years |
| Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 years |
IBPS SO Exam 2025 Salary and Benefits:
The salary for IBPS SO for various posts are mentioned in the below table:
| IBPS SO Posts | In-Hand Salary (Payscale 1) |
In-Hand Salary (Payscale 2)
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| I.T Officer | INR 24,000 – INR 32,000 |
INR 34,000 – INR 40,000
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| Rajbhasha Adhikari | INR 24,000 – INR 32,000 |
INR 34,000 – INR 40,000
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| Agriculture Officer | INR 24,000 – INR 32,000 |
INR 34,000 – INR 40,000
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| HR Officer | INR 24,000 – INR 32,000 |
INR 34,000 – INR 40,000
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| Law Officer | INR 24,000 – INR 32,000 |
INR 34,000 – INR 40,000
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| Marketing Officer | INR 24,000 – INR 32,000 |
INR 34,000 – INR 40,000
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Benefits an IBPS SO
The following are some of the benefits that may be accrued by an IBPS SO:
- Annual compensation packages range from INR 7.55 lakhs to INR 12.93 lakhs.
- A newspaper allowance.
- A conveyance allowance, dependent on the availability of an Officer’s vehicle, wherein the officer may receive a fixed amount of fuel and other vehicle maintenance funds.
- Leave Travel Concession (LTC).
- Constant Training and Development, which becomes necessary due to the intellectually demanding nature of the job, in order to stay up to date with the evolving standards of the industry’s nuanced technologies.
- Leave Policies inclusive of casual and privileged leaves, as well as maternity leaves of up to 6 months. Single parents who have elderly relatives are allowed up to 2 years of sabbatical leave as well.
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has not officially confirmed that when they are for the release of notification for recruitment of Specialist Officers in the following eleven participating banks:
- Bank of Baroda
- Bank of India
- Bank of Maharashtra
- Canara Bank
- Central Bank of India
- Indian Bank
- Indian Overseas Bank
- Punjab National Bank
- Punjab & Sind Bank
- Union Bank of India
- UCO Bank
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What is the IBPS SO 2025 exam structure?
The IBPS SO exam has three stages: Prelims, Mains, and Interview. The Preliminary exam screens candidates for the Mains exam. Prelims include three sections with sectional timings. The Mains tests professional knowledge in the relevant domain. Final selection is based on Mains and Interview marks.
What are the eligibility criteria for IBPS SO 2025?
Candidates must be graduates or postgraduates in specific fields relevant to the post. For example, IT Officers need engineering or computer-related degrees. Age must be between 20 and 30 years as of the notification date. Reserved categories have age relaxations as per government norms. Educational criteria vary based on each SO post.
When will the IBPS SO 2025 exam be held?
The Prelims exam is scheduled for August 2025. The Mains exam will be conducted in November 2025. The official notification was released on 30 June 2025. Online registration is open from 01 to 21 July 2025. Candidates must regularly check updates on www.ibps.in.
What is the syllabus for the IBPS SO Preliminary exam?
The syllabus includes Reasoning, English Language, and either Quantitative Aptitude or General Awareness. Agriculture, IT, HR, and Marketing Officers take Quantitative Aptitude. Law and Rajbhasha Officers take General Awareness instead. Each section carries 50 questions and has a 40-minute time limit. Topics range from puzzles and cloze tests to current affairs and number series.
What does the IBPS SO Mains exam cover?
The Mains exam tests only Professional Knowledge relevant to the post. It has 60 questions for most posts, to be completed in 45 minutes. Rajbhasha Adhikari has both objective and descriptive sections. The exam is conducted online. Scores from this phase contribute to final selection.
What is the in-hand salary of an IBPS SO Officer in 2025?
In-hand salary ranges from ₹24,000 to ₹32,000 for Scale I. For Scale II officers, it increases to ₹34,000–₹40,000. The total package may range from ₹7.55 to ₹12.93 lakhs annually. Salary includes DA, HRA, and special allowances. Salary varies slightly based on posting city and grade.
